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Originally Posted by Ian21401
Forgive my ignorance please, but the two genuine hoses are preformed and each has 180deg bend at one end. Is it possible to bend straight hose to match without kinking?
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That's a good question Ian - normally no but you can buy nylon elbows and use two to make a 180 degree bend with a short piece of hose between the two to make them a squared off "U" shape.
Alternatively, use some 15mm domestic copper pipe with a straight Yorkshire fitting soldered onto each end to provide ridges for the hose to prevent sliding off and bend into a "U" shape, either by filling with sand or using a bending spring inside and a tubing bender.
If the tubing bender has good dies that support the sides of the pipe, you won't necessarily need the bending spring or sand, either would need to be removed after.